U.S. tanker seizure risks backfiring, with bipartisan warnings it could trigger conflict with Venezuela while offering no strategic gain. Action tightens global heavy-crude supplies, hurting Gulf Coast refiners reliant on Venezuelan barrels. Move ...

Oil prices fell nearly 20% in 2025, marking Brent’s third straight annual loss, as oversupply fears driven by rising OPEC+ output, resilient U.S. shale production, and surging inventories outweighed geopolitical shocks.

Crude oil prices edged lower on Wednesday ahead of the Fed interest rate decision. While the market is increasingly confident of an interest rate cut of 25 basis points, a hawkish guidance, or at least a non-committal position, is highly likely. These ...

Crude oil prices fell to levels not seen since the start of 2021 as a widely expected supply glut picked up momentum and peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine conflict took steps forward. Futures on international pricing benchmark Brent crude (BZ=F) fell by ...

The internet is filled with claims that oil is undervalued compared to, for example, gold prices, the stock market, historical levels and so forth, even as the President calls for prices to fall further. Many of those arguing prices are cheap appear to be ...